Necktie



Z 0 2 W NH 41 VU .1 NM IL 2 w 3 H ,4. w 6 R W m .H A m E 4 H. HERTZ NECKTIE Filed Dec. '7 1951 Sept. 30, 1952 Patented Sept. 30, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, 1' 2,611,900 y I v NECKTIE Helmut Hertz, Rochester, N Y., assignor" to Superba Cravats, Inc., Rochester, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December '7, 1951, Serial No. 260,427 2 Claims. (01. 2146) This invention relates to a necktie of the fourin-hand type.

There has long been a demand for a four-inhand necktie that would not need to be dry cleaned but instead could be washed with soap and water and then simply dried without pressing.

In the past, the more acceptable style of fourin-hand necktie has had an outer envelope made from fabric of silk, rayon, cotton or wool and has had a separate inner lining of wool fabric. However, in no case was the outer envelope and the lining made of a fabric of the same fiber content, weave and texture as the outer envelope. Consequently when such neckties were washed with soap and water the envelope and the liner would shrink unequally so that the necktie would lose its shape. Even if such neckties were dry cleaned it was necessary to press them in the course of each cleaning.

It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a necktie which will dry without wrinkles to its original shape after it has been washed with soap and water, so that the need for pressing is eliminated.

The main feature of the invention relates to a necktie made from a thermoplastic fabric in which necktie the folds therein are given a permanent set so that no further pressing is ever needed during the life of the necktie.

Another feature of the invention relates to a necktie in which the outer envelope and the separate lining thereof are both made of material havin substantially the same weave and texture.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the detailed description and claims when taken with the drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a rear view of a finished necktie in accordance with a preferred form of the present invention;

Fig. 2 illustrates the inner surface of the envelope of a finished necktie that has been opened and the lining thereof removed;

Fig. 3 is a face view of the lining; and

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1 showing how the lining and the lon edges of the envelope are slip-stitched together.

In a preferred form of the invention the necktie comprises an outer envelope, generally designated 5, which is made of two long narrow triangular end pieces 6 and 1, machine stitched together as indicated at 8. One of the end pieces, such as 1, is wider than the other to serve as the exposed end when the necktie is worn. Each of the end pieces 6 and I has a portion of its margin hemmed as indicated at 9, to present a finished appearance. The necktie includes a liner ID of the outline indicated in Fig. 3. The end pieces as well as the liner are cut on the bias of the fabric to afford lengthwise resilience in the finished necktie when these parts are assembled and stitched together as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4.

In the manufacture of the necktie the unhemmed edges of the envelope are placed in overlapping relation with the center line of the liner superimposed thereon after which the three layers of material are slip-stitched together as indicated by the heavy broken line I I (Fig. 1), and by the stitch I I in Fig. 4. Thereafter, the necktie is turned inside out and finally pressed to the flattened shape shown in Figs. 1 and ,4, the folds therein being indicated at l2.

In accordance with a preferred form of the present invention, the liner and the envelope are both made of fabric having substantially the same fiber and weave. Preferably this fabric is woven from a polyester fiber such as Dacron which is thermoplastic. When such thermoplastic fabric is used, the necktie is pressed at such a temperature that the folds I2 are permanently set therein and cannot be washed out even by repeated washing.

While a preferred necktie construction in accordance with the present invention, has been disclosed, there can be changes and variations therein, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

' 1. In a necktie, an envelope having a face portion and folded side portions the edges of which side portions extend substantially along the longitudinal axis of the envelope, said envelope being made of a long narrow strip of washable woven fabric of a given texture cut on the bias, the major portion of said fabric comprising polyester fibers, a separate lining cut on the bias from said fabric and enclosed within the envelope, and a line of slip stitching joining a substantial portion of the side edges of the envelope to the lining at the medial long axis thereof, the necktie being flat and having permanently set folds at its side edges, said slip stitching being the sole connection between the envelope and said lining.

2. In a necktie, an envelope having a face portion and folded side portions the edges of which side portions extend substantially along the longitudinal axis of the envelope, said envelope being 3 made of a long narrow strip of washable woven fabric of a given texture cut on the bias, the major portion of said fabric comprising polyester fibers, a separate lining out on the bias from washable woven fabric of substantially the same material as the envelope, said lining being enclosed within the envelope, and a line of stitching joining a substantial portion of the side edges of the envelope to the lining at the medial long axis thereof, the necktie being fiat and having permanently set folds at its side edges, said line of stitching being the sole connection between the envelope and said lining.

HELMUT HERTZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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